Legal Opinion
Helen Frances Sutton Root v. Isabel H. Gauper
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1971No. 20603PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the State of Missouri from the grant of a writ of habeas corpus to the appellee by the District Court, the Honorable William E. Collin-son. The appellee was convicted in the state court of involuntary manslaughter of her husband, Lonnie Sutton, by reason of culpable negligence and sentenced to two years in prison. Her conviction was affirmed on appeal by a divided Missouri Supreme Court, with Judges Finch and Seiler dissenting, State v. Sutton, 454 S.W.2d 481 (Mo.1970). Judge Collinson adopted Judge Finch’s dissenting opinion as his own. The question…
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